Director of the USC Aiken Business
Degree Program at USC BeaufortTeam leader for eight full-time and adjunct
faculty involved in planning curriculum and schedules for a degree program
at a USC Regional Campus. Coordinate with administrators and staff at five
campus locations to promote quality services for students. Teach curriculum
classes in organization behavior, management and information systems. Initiated
and coordinate Business Advisory Board involving community leaders in continuous
improvement of the degree program. Coordinate departmental research activities
and reporting for accreditation of the degree program. Provide courses through
Continuing Education and Small Business Development Center for community
businesses.

Consultant to Managers in Business & Industry,
1987 - Present

Provide assistance to both public and private sector organizations in organization development and professional leadership programs. Recent consultations include US Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Trident Refit Facility Information Technology Department efforts to convert databases to web-based portal access. Training and development activities involve team building, strategic planning, and coping with changes in technology. Career planning and development with both individuals and groups is often part of the project.

Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC, Instructor,
1980-1987

J. P. Stevens and Co., Inc., Management Training Director,
1979-1980

North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Program Director, 1975-1979

Focus on Professional Activities/Scholarship/Community
Service Since 1999Merwin, Gerald A. Jr., J. Scott McDonald, & Keith A. Merwin.
The future of information technology in local government in Georgia : A study of planning and implementation policies
(2005). A paper presented at the
Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) in New Orleans in January of 2005.
Ubhaus, Frank A. Jr., Gerald A. Merwin Jr., Candy Owen, Janna Wade, Jason Stearns, & Laura Prescott.
E-Government and Public Policy in Georgia : The Need to Standardize Domain Registration of Official City Websites
(2004). A paper presented at the Georgia Political Science Association Conference in Savannah, GA, November, 2004. (Note: Included graduate and undergraduate students in planning and implementation of the research project. Gathered both survey and objective data. Provided useful information for PADM 7110 Information Management course.)

Ubhaus, Frank A. Jr., Gerald A. Merwin Jr., J. Scott McDonald, Randall T. Stokes, Amy Warren, Candy Long & Stacey E. Pickett. Developing a Measure for the Evaluation of Municipal Websites: A Pilot Study Using Georgia Cities (2003). A paper presented at the Georgia Political Science Association Conference in Pine Mountain, GA, November 14, 2003. (Note: Included graduate students in planning and implementation of the research project. Gathered both survey and objective data. Provided useful information for PADM 7070.)
Merwin, Gerald A. Jr., Burton Bright, Frank A. Ubhaus Jr., Catherine Christie, Darryl Griffis & Charles Byerly.E-Government round-table. Presentation at the Georgia Political Science Association 2003 Conference in Savannah, GA, February 1, 2003. Note: We recruited two graduate students who did outstanding projects in the PADM 7070 class. Included in the group was be Catherine Christie, reporting on her internship conducting a needs-assessment on E-Government for the City of Folkston.)
Bright,
Burton, Gerald A. Merwin Jr., Frank A. Ubhaus Jr., & Catherine Christie.
Electronic Government Activities in 10 Southeast Georgia Counties (2002). A paper
presented at the Georgia Political Science Association Conference in Savannah,
GA, February 2, 2002. (Note: Included graduate students in planning and implementation
of the research project. Gathered both survey and objective data. Provided useful
information for PADM 7070.)
Reviewed chapter on "Developing A Business Plan For An Electronic Commerce
Project," in The Internet Encyclopedia. Hossein Bidgoli, Ph.D., Professor,
Management Information Systems, Editor-in-Chief, The Internet Encyclopedia (John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.).

Spoke to Folkston/Charlton County Kiwanis Club about E-Government

Developed web site for small business: GiscoTabbyHardscapes.Com

Maintain the web site for not-for-profit organization: Ashantilly.Org (Volunteer)
Attended training for the Georgia Career Information System at RESA in Waycross
on November 13, 2002. Also, helped arrange for others at Kings Bay to attend.

Attended WebCT Class in Valdosta on November 15, 2002, presented by Harold Powers
of GSU.

PresentationsBright,
Burton, Gerald A. Merwin Jr., Frank A. Ubhaus Jr., & Catherine Christie.
Electronic Government Activities in 10 Southeast Georgia Counties (2002). A paper
presented at the Georgia Political Science Association Conference in Savannah,
GA, February 2, 2002. (Note: Included graduate students in planning and implementation
of the research project. Gathered both survey and objective data. Provided useful
information for PADM 7070.)Merwin,
Gerald A. Jr., Burton Bright, Frank A. Ubhaus Jr., Catherine Christie, Darryl
Griffis & Charles Byerly.E-Government
round-table. Presentation at the Georgia Political Science Association 2003 Conference
in Savannah, GA, February 1, 2003. Note: We recruited two graduate students who
did outstanding projects in the PADM 7070 class. Included in the group was Catherine
Christie, reporting on her internship conducting a needs-assessment on E-Government
for the City of Folkston.)
Merwin, Gerald A. Jr., "Computer Telephony Integration for Small Businesses" USC
Aiken School of Business Administration retreat, May 1997.Merwin, Gerald A. Jr., "Planning and Design of
the Virtual Class" All-Campus Meeting of the School of Business Administration,
November 1996.Merwin, Gerald A. Jr., "A Response Cost Procedure
to Reduce Employee Absences," Paper presented at the meeting of the Organizational
Behavior Management Special Interest Group of the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy, Chicago, 1978Professional DevelopmentWorkshops/Seminars Conducted"Planning and Design of the Virtual Class" School of Business
Admin. All-Campus Meeting, 11/96"Putting Your Business on the Internet" (for Small Business
Development Ctr. & Continuing Ed), 3 & 4/99

Workshops/Seminars AttendedSouthern Business Administration Association (Jacksonville
Beach), 12/98- Business School Leadership: Issues and Opportunities for
the New Millennium- Senior Leaders Advance Workshop- The PSS World Medical Story, by Patrick Kelly- TV Based Instruction: A Case Study- Reorganizing the Business School: Two Case Studies- The Virtual Campus: An Internet Based MBA Program- AACSB Accreditation Update

Southeast Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (Myrtle Beach),
10/98- Information Technology and Distance Learning in the New
Millennium- An Analysis of Research Regarding Melding IT Into Curricula
to Enhance Learning- The Effect of Cognitive Style on the Acquisition of Computer
Applications- Introducing the Computer to a Labor Negotiating Exercise- Using Web Sites In the College Classroom: Problems and
Opportunities- Innovative Teaching Techniques in Introductory Accounting
Courses- On-Line, On-Demand Testing- La Tierra Trading Company II, Inc.: An Applied Research
Case- Is the Virtual Classroom A Reality?- Interactive Television Instruction at the University Level:
A Faculty Perspective- Appropriate Technologies for Distance Education- Technology Enhances the Classroom Experience: The Web
As a Teaching Tool- Computer Based Training on the Internet

"Lowcountry Traditions & Transitions" (conference on development & social
implications), 10/97
Corel Roadshow (Presentation on new PerfectOffice Business Software Applications),
6/97
Paradigms in Troubled Environments and Employee by Jack "Skip" Everett, 2/97
Quality is Still Free by Philip B Crosby, 10/96
Internationalizing the Business Curriculum with Wes Johnson, 5/96
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People presented by R. Craig Pace, 4/96

North Carolina State University 1981-1993Adult and Community College EducationAdvanced Industrial PsychologyTests and MeasurementOrganizational PsychologyDirected Research: Computerized Statistical
AnalysisStatistics IProgram Planning in Adult and Community College
EducationResearch MethodsMicrocomputers in Psychological Research Employee
Selection ResearchStatistics IIAdministration in Adult and Community College
EducationOrganizational DevelopmentPsychometric TheoryResearch in Career MaturityTraining ResearchNonparametric StatisticsVocational PsychologyAdvanced Research Design